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Mets pitcher Sean Manaea and Padres closing pitcher Robert Suarez are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Tuesday’s two National League Division Series playoff games.
The Mets and Padres both take 2-1 leads in their best-of-five game series as both series resume Wednesday with Game 4s. Both American League Division Series also resume Wednesday with two Game 3s.
NL Division Series Game 3: Mets 7, Phillies 2
Mets pitcher Sean Manaea struck out six over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and two walks.
The Mets take a 2-1 lead over the Phillies in the best-of-five game series.
Manaea earned 15.4 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 11th overall and sixth among NL pitchers.
Manaea had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +6.0, best among all Mets players. Mets top batter Pete Alonso (HR 1-2 2R BI) had a +2.0 game score. Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola had a -2.0 game score in the loss (5IP 5H 4R 2BB 8K L).
NL Division Series Game 3: Padres 6, Dodgers 5
Padres closing pitcher Robert Suarez struck out two over 1 1/3 hitless and scoreless innings, walking none.
The Padres take a 2-1 lead over the Dodgers in the best-of-five game series.
Suarez earned 6.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 142nd among all players, 57th among NL pitchers and fourth among NL closers.
Suarez had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +3.1, best among all Padres players. Padres top batter David Peralta had a +1.0 game score (2B 1-3 R 2BI). Padres starting pitcher Michael King had a -8.0 game score (5IP 5H 5R BB 3K W). Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler had a -15.0 game score (5IP 7H 6R BB 0K L). Dodgers top batter Teoscar Hernandez had a +3.0 game score (GS 1-3 R 4BI).
Tuesday’s Player of the Game winners are listed in the chart.
Box‑Toppers Player of the Game winners
Here is the top player from each of the day’s games listed from highest to lowest Box‑Toppers game score (BTG).| 10/8 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6.0 | NYM 7, PHI 2 | Sean Manaea (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +3.1 | SD 6, LAD 5 | Robert Suarez (S, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
` Pitcher had a no‑decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
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Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s Player of the Game winners
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Player of the Game winners. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2024 (’24). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’23-24), the period 2019-2024 (’19-24) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2024 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2023 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’24 | ’23‑24 | ’19‑24 | Career | +/‑ |
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| Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | nym nl | 15.4 | 19.1 | 46.5 | 69.3 | +11.7 |
| Suarez, Robert 4750 | pi cp | sd nl | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +5.0 |
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Wednesday’s pitching matchups (for more, see matchups chart below):
ALDS Game 3, Guardians at Tigers, series tied, 1-1
Guardians—Alex Cobb, 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2024, 140th among AL pitchers.
Tigers—Keider Montero, 4.7 Box-Toppers points, 67th among AL pitchers.
More details—Previews of AL Division Series.
NLDS Game 4, Mets lead Phillies, 2-1
Phillies—Ranger Suarez, 10.4 points, 53rd overall, 23rd among NL pitchers.
Mets—Jose Quintana, 10.0 points, 58th overall, 25th among NL pitchers.
Quintana was Box-Toppers Player of the Game Oct. 3 in the NL Wild Card Series.
More details—Previews of NL Division Series.
ALDS Game 3, Yankees at Royals, series tied, 1-1
Yankees—Clarke Schmidt, 4.0 points, 72nd among AL pitchers.
Royals—Seth Lugo, 14.1 points, 13th overall, seventh among AL pitchers.
More details—Previews of AL Division Series.
NLDS Game 4, Padres lead Dodgers, 2-1
Dodgers—Ryan Brasier, 0.0 points in 2024, 327th among NL pitchers. Played in 29 games in the regular season, serving as opener in four, pitching one inning in each. He has 2.0 career Box-Toppers points earned in 2019 and 2020 with the Red Sox.
Padres—Dylan Cease, 21.1 points, third overall, second among NL pitchers.
A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’s League Division Series pitching matchups
A Box-Toppers look at the upcoming day’s probable pitching matchups. Teams are paired below with visiting teams on top and home teams on the bottom. Each team’s starting pitcher is shown with their Box-Toppers point total from 2024 (’24), this year and last year (’23-24), over a six-year period (’19-24) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’24 | ’23‑24 | ’19‑24 | Career |
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| CLE | Cobb, Alex 2916 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 26.1 | 68.9 |
| DET | Montero, Keider 5057 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| PHI | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 10.4 | 14.1 | 29.1 | 29.1 |
| NYM | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 32.8 | 93.1 |
| NYY | Schmidt, Clarke 4581 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| KC | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 14.1 | 20.5 | 29.5 | 38.5 |
| LAD | Brasier, Ryan 4122 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| SD | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 21.1 | 31.1 | 67.9 | 67.9 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
What are those numbers after players' names?
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About Box-Toppers
Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day. (No Box-Toppers points are awarded in postseason games.)
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